Jill Abramson Merchants of Truth Paperback Book

The gripping and definitive intheroom account of the revolution that has swept the news industry over the last decade and reshaped our world. The last decade has seen the News industry face unprecedented change. The sometimescentury old institutions which were once the bastions of truth have had their dominance eroded by vast innovations in viral technology and, as millennial appetites force the industry to choose between principles of objectivity and impartiality, the survivors must confront the horrifying cost of their success sexual scandal, fake news, the election of President Trump and the shaking of democracy. Taking us behind the scenes at four media titans BuzzFeed, VICE, The New York Times and The Washington Post Abramson reveals the human drama behind this shift one involving dealmaking tycoons, thrusting reporters, hardbitten editors, egomaniacs, bullshitters, provocateurs and bullies, with some surfing and others drowning in the breaking wave of change. A cracking, essential read Abramson knows where most of the bodies are buried and is prepared to draw the reader a detailed map Guardian | Jill Abramson Merchants of Truth Paperback Book